Press Room
2009
Press Contact: Staci Shands
212-904-4613
staci_shands@mcgraw-hill.com
by: Loretta Malandro
The Exclusive Breakthrough Leadership Process Used by "You have the power to shape the future...But do you have the courage to take a bold stand and transform the capacity and capability of people and the organization to achieve much more? Fearless leadership is not a concept; it is defined by the choices you make, how you take accountability for results and people, and how you interact with others...Title, position, status and hierarchy do not characterize fearless leadership; it is defined by behavior, attitude, and results...You have the power to transform what you and others can create and achieve together...This book provides you with a road map for transforming your leadership effectiveness, your team, and your organization." - From Chapter One of FEARLESS LEADERSHIP Effective leadership requires much more than an eye on the bottom line. Today, it also requires understanding of what drives employees, and the ability to quickly respond to changes inside and outside an organization. Most leaders want behavioral change but do not know how to achieve it. Leadership development expert Loretta Malandro and author of FEARLESS LEADERSHIP: How to Overcome Behavioral Blind Spots and Transform Your Organization (McGraw-Hill; August 2009) is surprised by how powerless top executives feel when it comes to dealing with behavior in the office. In her new book, she provides managers with a groundbreaking behavior-based methodology for expanding their capacity to achieve maximum effectiveness in any circumstance. FEARLESS LEADERSHIP will show leaders that in order to change their organization, they must be willing to alter their behavior and help others change their actions as well. The business does not make progress until the leaders do. This means top executives must take accountability for their blind spots, demonstrate how to work in committed partnerships and build an environment where people are passionately focused on their job delivering exceptional results. In an easy-to-read format FEARLESS LEADERSHIP provides real-life case examples questionnaires, guidelines and tools to help readers master an extraordinary way of engaging with others. Also, step-by-step, consumers will learn to: • Confront the blind spots that sabotage success Each chapter ends with a section on leadership exploration to propel top executives, their team, and organization into action. Malandro has discovered that too many people in leadership positions attempt to enact change through restructuring or altering processes. She reveals that the secret to real and lasting change lies in how people work together. Maneuver the level of ownership and performance of employees and transformation in any organization will surface. FEARLESS LEADERSHIP teaches leaders how to do just that.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR FEARLESS LEADERSHIP: How to Overcome Behavioral Blind Spots and Transform Your Organization; by Dr. Loretta Malandro; McGraw-Hill; August 2009; ISBN: 10: 0-07-162464-3; 13: 978-0-07-162464-0; Cloth; $24.95.
2. What is fearless leadership? 3. Why do you think fearless leadership is an important topic now? 4. How are leaders sabotaging their organization and personal success? 5. What are the top blind spots of most leaders? 6. Do these blind spots apply to leaders in the public limelight or at organizations or both? 7. What is the single behavior that undermines success and effectiveness for leaders and organizations? 8. Do government organizations and political leaders face the same blind spots as corporations? 9. What is the solution to ineffective leadership in organizations today? 10. What do you want readers to take with them after reading FEARLESS LEADERSHIP?
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